Featured A "little" Detour--after A Bicycle Crash And Two Broken Bones

You are absolutely right, DCS. Thanks for encouraging me to reframe my way of thinking about it. It will give me a better perspective and a renewed enjoyment of my "push iron".

 

Thanks, Dawsy! I'm glad that your accident allowed you to get back on my bicycle but I agree that the confidence one feels (or lacks for awhile) is another aspect of the full healing process.

 

Thanks, @stevie28. That black helmet is actually a "Lanesplitter" made by Biltwell. It is sort of a Simpson knockoff, though.

I love my pushbike. It's probably close to 20 years old now--although I've replaced the group and wheel set more recently than that. The frame was custom built for me by a terrific frame builder in San Diego County named Bill Holland. Bill was building custom frames back years ago when I lived in San Diego in the 1980's. At this point he's probably retired. I'm hoping this is the only frame I'll ever need again while I'm still riding. That was one of my worries when I crashed--was my frame ok. Thankfully it was. The only broken bits were on me, not the bicycle.

 

Thanks, stevie. I'm glad, too. Partly because I really like my custom frame and partly (maybe mostly?!) because I don't want to have to spend any money on a new bicycle. I'd rather spend it on motorcycles.